Ode to Louise
One of the writing exercises that Louise Plummer suggests, is making lists. Since most of my writing involves lists anyway, this is fairly painless for me. And since cleaning out the car yesterday, I was determined that some good ought to come out of my scooping up diaper wipes full of childhood's detritus from the seat wells. So here it is, a list of What I Found in My Minivan, January 8, 2009:
Four library books: Dorothy Dunnett vols 1 & 4, What Presidents Are Made Of and Women in American History
One grass skirt
three lava lavas
one conch shell
one coconut hat
shell necklace
Trader Joe's hawaiian bag
an inflatable swim ring, large neon yellow
an inflatable swim ring, small purple/multi stripes
three green plastic frogs
one dark green plastic car
two cards
county tax assessment of our home
two size three huggies diapers
package kirkland diaper wipes
booster seat
baby carrier and base
baby car activity center
tennis ball
water bottle from UTA
lime green Lego car
purple carabiner keychain with dolphin can opener
Eucerin plus soothing essentials, sample size
purple Flylady "I'm So Proud Of You" pen (yes, wouldn't she be)
one orange piece of Lego Bionicle
green pencil from IKEA smallland for Sebi
ripped up gift box
three quarters and a dime
a fabulous red stroller
Phew! NOW the car is ready to take to the carwash. They say that I'm going to look back on this all with great fondness, right?
Four library books: Dorothy Dunnett vols 1 & 4, What Presidents Are Made Of and Women in American History
One grass skirt
three lava lavas
one conch shell
one coconut hat
shell necklace
Trader Joe's hawaiian bag
an inflatable swim ring, large neon yellow
an inflatable swim ring, small purple/multi stripes
three green plastic frogs
one dark green plastic car
two cards
county tax assessment of our home
two size three huggies diapers
package kirkland diaper wipes
booster seat
baby carrier and base
baby car activity center
tennis ball
water bottle from UTA
lime green Lego car
purple carabiner keychain with dolphin can opener
Eucerin plus soothing essentials, sample size
purple Flylady "I'm So Proud Of You" pen (yes, wouldn't she be)
one orange piece of Lego Bionicle
green pencil from IKEA smallland for Sebi
ripped up gift box
three quarters and a dime
a fabulous red stroller
Phew! NOW the car is ready to take to the carwash. They say that I'm going to look back on this all with great fondness, right?
Comments
(I don't think I will forget; I really HOPE I won't forget. But I do think I will look back on the fun stuff with nostalgia.)
Oh, and congratulations on your clean car!
ps. I was taking a friends kids with me yesterday and the 5yr old announced, "wow, your car is really dirty."
18 water/soda bottles/cans
53 gas receipts
6 Lands' End catalogs
1 months worth of dry cleaning
1 missing field coat
1 pair of running shoes
1 20 lb bag of mulch
1 set of industrial strength jumper cables
3 bags of stuff destined for Goodwill
1 ceramic dog bowl in the shape of a toilet
15 reusable shopping bags
2 Nalgen bottles
1 notepad
5 pens
1 empty coin purse
7 brochures from various national parks
1 broken adapter for my iPod
1 cell phone recharger
3 packets of gum
4 seashells
1 Yankee candle scenty-smelly thingy
Half a bag of dried fall foliage
Hm. My car is shameful.
Enjoy!